U.S. celebrates withdrawal of U.N. Security Council resolution against peace plan

U.N. Security Council (File photo)

"After a rancorous UN Security Council debate Tuesday, during which every member nation except the United States and Israel distanced themselves from President Donald Trump's peace plan, the White House celebrated the withdrawal of a resolution rejecting the proposal.

The administration reportedly put heavy pressure on critics to drop the measure, introduced by Indonesia and Tunisia, and diplomats gave up when it risked not having the necessary nine out of 15 votes to secure its passage and necessitate a US veto.

'By not putting forward a polarizing resolution, the United Nations Security Council demonstrated that the old way of doing things is over,' a senior Trump official told The Times of Israel.

'For the first time on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, the Council was willing to think outside the conventional box, and not reflexively fall back on the calcified Palestinian position, which has only allowed the failed status quo to continue.'..."

Date

February 11, 2020

Title

US celebrates withdrawal of UN Security Council resolution against peace plan, The Times of Israel